List of films about Richard Wagner & films
with 'Richard Wagner' as character
In order to celebrate the bicentennial of the German composer Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883), I decided to write an article about his relationship with cinema.
The
life and works of Richard
Wagner 1913 (black & white), Germany, director: Carl Froelich
Der
Taktstock Richard Wagners 1918, Germany, director: Robert Leffler
The
life and works of Richard
Wagner 1925 (documentary) (black & white), USA
Magic fire [Frauen um Richard Wagner] 1955, USA, director:
William Dieterle
Ludwig
II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs
[Mad Emperor: Ludwig II] 1955, Germany, director: Helmut Käutner
Song without end 1960,
USA, director: Charles Vidor
Ludwig: The mad King of Bavaria 1972, Italy, France &
West Germany, director &
screenplay: Luchino Visconti
Ludwig
– Requiem for a
Virgin King [Ludwig - Requiem für einen jungfräulichen König]
1972, West Germany, director: Hans-Jürgen
Syberberg
Auf
den Spuren von Richard Wagners Tristan und Isolde 1973 (TV movie), West Germany, director: Václav Kaslik
Lisztomania 1975, UK,
director & screenplay: Ken Russell
Wagner [Wagner - Das Leben und Werk Richard Wagners]
1983 (TV series – 4 episodes), UK, Austria & Hungary, director: Tony Palmer
Wahnfried:
Richard & Cosima1986, France & West Germany, director: Peter Patzak
Richard
Wagner [Harmoniques:
Richard Wagner]
1999 (documentary), France, Belgium & Germany, directors: Marie-Dominique Blanc-Hermeline & Philippe Orreindy
Parsifal: Indiana Jones and Richard Wagner
2004 (documentary), Austria, director & actor: Werner Boote
Richard
Wagner und die Frauen 2005 (documentary), Germany,
director& co-writer:
Andreas Morell
Celles
qui aimaient Richard Wagner
2011, France, director & co-writer: Jean-Louis
Guillermou
Ludwig II 2012,
Germany, director & screenplay: Marie Noelle & Peter Sehr
Richard
Wagner. Diario veneziano della sinfonia ritrovata. 2013 (documentary), Italy, director & screenplay: Gianni
Di Capua
